Study of tuberculosis and AIDS stigma as barriers to tuberculosis treatment adherence using validated stigma scales

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1540-1545

  Kipp, Aaron M ^a   Pungrassami, P ^b   Stewart, P W ^a   Chongsuvivatwong, V ^c   Strauss, R P ^a   Van Rie, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Tuberculosis Centre 12   (Thailand)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adherence; Stigma; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COINFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC OPINION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053960311     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0273     Document Type: Article

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